WAIMATE RACES

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12198, 24 July 1925, Page 8

WAIMATE RACES

UNCLE 808 WINS STEEPLES CEP TO GREY STAR. Per Press Association. , WAIMATE, July 23. There was a fair attendance at the Waimate Hunt Club , meeting. The course was good, considering the recent Tain, though holding slightly. . The totalisator investments were £4422, as against £6126 10s, last year. Results: STEDHOLM HURDLES. Of 100 sovs; one mile and five furlongs. 1— Kaikahu. 10.2 1 2 Paddy’s Hope, 9.5 2 3 Batchelor Gay, 9.2 . 3 Also started— 4 Markby 9.1. Won easily. Time, Smin Bsec. BLHBCLIFFS STEEPLES. Of 75 sovs; two miles and a quarter. 2—New Day, 9.11 1 4 Happy Mac, H. 12 2 6—Grey Star. 10.0 : :.... 8 Also started—B Good Form 10.11. 5 Cremona 10.0, 7 Message Boy 9.11, 1

Trimburg, 1 10 Proverbial, 8 Kilvera 9.8, 9 Sextette 9.8. Won by half a length) a length and a half between secolld and third. Time. 4miri 48sed. WAIMATE STEEPLES. Of 130 sovs: two mile sand a half. I—Uncle Bob. 9.3 1 B— Kipling, 11.9 2 4—Mainspring, 9.0 3 Also started: 2'Aurore 9.12. 5 Red Sol VWon easily. Time, 4min 52sec. . WAIHO HACK HANDICAP, Of 75 sovs; six furlongs. I—Shandre. 9.12 1 3 Fairy Tidings, 9.12 2 4 Laughie,, 9.9 .... 3 Also started—s Rockfellow 9.13, 2 Some Abbey 9.13, 6 Exide 9.0. Won by two lengths: a neck and a half between second and third. Time., lmin 23sec. HENT CLEB CEP. Of 8o sovs; two miles and a half.4 Grey Star, 10.1 (Ellis) 1 6 —Message Boy, 9:12 2 5 Good Form, 10.12 3 Also started —1 Lord Nagar 11.8, 3 .fSlx Cyliner 10.6. 2 Nightraider 10.5, 7 By and By 9.11, • 8- Kilvera 9.10. Lord Nagar and Nightraider led till past the stand. Along the' bufek the latter ran off, and Message Boy and" Grey Star were handy. The same order obtained during the’second round. At the far turn Message Boy Challenged Lord Nagar, but the latter maintained his position till the last fence, where he fell, breaking his neck. Grey Star won by a good length from Message Bay. Good Form was a furlung further behind. Lord